inflation

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“Gilts have been extra volatile thanks to the domestic political situation in the U.K. on top of inflation worries,” said Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell, in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

It said inflation, which is the rate prices rise at over time, would increase "temporarily" due to higher energy prices.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

But in a way, you were doing exactly that with your friend by imploring him to shift his funds into assets that would yield a return of 8% to 9%, even before inflation.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Yields on long-dated U.K. government bonds rose to their highest in over a decade on Monday due to inflation fears and U.K. political uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

He had had an allowance since he was ten, starting at five dollars per week and increasing steadily with inflation and age up to its current twenty dollars.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng